Measuring individual differences in affective, heuristic, and holistic intuition

What is the nature of intuition? How should individual differences in intuition be measured? We examined the nature of intuition as measured by two commonly-used questionnaires of the construct. Two hundred and twelve undergraduates completed the Rational-Experiential Inventory and the Intuitive/Sen...

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Published in:Personality and individual differences 2007-10, Vol.43 (5), p.1247-1257
Main Authors: Pretz, Jean E., Totz, Kathryn Sentman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition. Intelligence
Decision making
Decision making. Choice
Dual process theory
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Individual differences
Intuition
Personality
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
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Summary:What is the nature of intuition? How should individual differences in intuition be measured? We examined the nature of intuition as measured by two commonly-used questionnaires of the construct. Two hundred and twelve undergraduates completed the Rational-Experiential Inventory and the Intuitive/Sensate and Thinking/Feeling subscales of the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator to examine correspondences between the constructs measured by each. Factor analyses revealed that the scales tap three distinct aspects of intuition: affective, heuristic, and holistic intuition. The REI was unique in its measurement of intuitive ability, and the MBTI was unique in its measurement of holistic intuition. An unexpected relationship between REI rational favorability and MBTI Intuitive/Sensate was found. Theoretical issues are discussed, and implications for future work are suggested.
ISSN:0191-8869
1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/j.paid.2007.03.015